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DOI	10.1088/1748-9326/ad4bf6
	Hydrometeorological response to afforestation in the UK: findings from a kilometer-scale climate model
	Buechel, Marcus; Berthou, Segolene; Slater, Louise; Keat, William; Lewis, Huw; Dadson, Simon
发表日期	2024
ISSN	1748-9326
起始页码	19
结束页码	6
卷号	19 期号:6
英文摘要	Afforestation is of international interest for its positive benefits on carbon storage, ecology, and society, but its impacts on terrestrial and atmospheric processes are still poorly understood. This study presents the first use of a coupled land surface and convection permitting atmospheric model (CPM) to quantify hydrometeorological effects of afforestation across the United Kingdom, focusing on atmospheric processes often missing in hydrological models. Generating a scenario of 93 000 km2 (40%) additional woodland across the UK, the periods of 2042-2052 and 2062-2072 are analysed. Simulated afforestation alters seasonal and regional UK hydrometeorology. Countrywide runoff increases in all seasons (between 5.4-11 mm and 4.3-8.6% per season) due to elevated subsurface flows from greater soil moisture. Evaporation decreases in summer (-20.6 mm, -10%) but increases in winter (8.1 mm, 15%) whereas rainfall increases throughout all seasons (between 2.2-6.86 mm and 0.9%-2.2% per season). Greater winter rainfall is detected along Great Britain's west coastline as increased surface roughness produces prolonged and heavier rainfall. In the summer, lower albedo increases potential evapotranspiration and reduces near surface specific humidity: water is locked in deeper soil layers as transpiration diminishes and the topsoil dries out. However, the magnitude of hydrometeorological change due to altered land cover is smaller than the uncertainty in local climate change projections. This work sets a precedent in illustrating the impacts of afforestation on hydrology using a high-resolution CPM and highlights the importance of coupled hydrometeorological processes when investigating land cover impacts on hydrological processes.
英文关键词	afforestation; UK; convection-permitting model
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001236139000001
来源期刊	ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/299081
作者单位	University of Oxford; Met Office - UK; UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Buechel, Marcus,Berthou, Segolene,Slater, Louise,et al. Hydrometeorological response to afforestation in the UK: findings from a kilometer-scale climate model[J],2024,19(6).
APA	Buechel, Marcus,Berthou, Segolene,Slater, Louise,Keat, William,Lewis, Huw,&Dadson, Simon.(2024).Hydrometeorological response to afforestation in the UK: findings from a kilometer-scale climate model.ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,19(6).
MLA	Buechel, Marcus,et al."Hydrometeorological response to afforestation in the UK: findings from a kilometer-scale climate model".ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS 19.6(2024).